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Corona Devo 3284

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God loves us with the heart of a good and holy father who knows what is best for us, and who wants what is best for us. Sometimes the Lord comforts us when we are tired and worn out.  The Bible can speak words of comfort and affirmation and hope for us:  “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."  ~Matthew 11:28 Our God is our Heavenly Father, and just as our earthly father may have enforced our completion of chores, strengthened our work-ethic, or disciplined us in academics (studying)... Our Heavenly Father loves us with the heart of a good and Holy Father who knows what is best for us, and who seeks   to instill  what's best for us.  And so sometimes the Lord does not comfort us in our times-of-tired, or when we are weary.  Our Heavenly Father sometimes equips us to press on, or chides us to carry on , persevere, and even to "buck up".   God also has been known to use His Word (the Bible) to give us God...
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Corona Devo 3283

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Who is our "opp" today?  And what should we do  about them? Do we have an "opp"?  ... Of course we do--we all do. What's an "opp", we ask?   To find the answer, we most likely will need to ask a young person, because "opp" is one of their (modern) terms. In slang, "opp" (often pluralized as "opps" ) is short for "opposition" or "opponent", meaning an enemy, rival, or adversary. (www.Quora.com) We might not know the word ("opp"), but we know the type of person that is our "opp", and the term that the Bible would use for "opp" is enemy .   Who is under our skin  today?  (Our enemy /"opp") Who is on our nerves  today?    (Our enemy /"opp" ) Who is bullying us today?    (Our enemy /"opp" ) Who has left us out today?    (Our enemy /"opp" ) Who is ganging up against us today?    (Our enemy /"opp" ) Who is slandering/injurying/fa...
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Corona Devo 3282

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The basics to any (non-creamy) salad dressing recipe are oil and vinegar.  In addition, there can be spices and herbs of any kind, as well as salt and pepper added, but the oil and vinegar are the base that any great vinaigrette is made from. The unique thing about these two foundational ingredients is that they do not mix .  You can pour vinegar into a container and then oil, and they will sit, separated.  By nature, oil and vinegar do not seem to mix or partner well.  But with a vigorous stir, or jostling, or shake:  these two elements will  combine and mix to produce a united solution (dressing) that can be a delicious elixir for salads, vegetables or meats. But you wouldn't think so from viewing their (separated) states initially. Oil and vinegar don't initially appear as if they will mix well...but they do! I found oil and vinegar in Psalm 149 today.   God speaks of our (beautiful) call to praise  Him with singing, dancing, instruments ...
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Corona Devo 3281

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Buc-ees (pronounced "buckeys") has highway billboards leading up to its establishments from miles (states!) away.  Drivers (and passengers) are advised and advertised and alerted from great distances that a Buc-ees is approaching...or rather, that we (in our vehicles) are approaching it. The Buc-ees-store doesn't move, but they advertise because they don't want us to miss it, or blow-by it as we motor down the freeway. And--take it from someone who's been there: Buc-ees is worth the stop!  Just about everything in their store is branded "Buc-ees", and somehow when you walk in, you want one of everything(!), whether that is a Buc-ees coffee or Buc-ees soda,  ...a Buc-ees fuzzy one-piece beaver-pajama,  ...a Buc-ees BBQ brisket sandwich, Buc-ees beaver nuggets ( addictive caramel-flavored corn puffs that melt in your mouth),  ...and don't forget to fill-up on Buc-ees gasoline!  Their fuel is the best deal around, and lastly, you simply mu...
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Corona Devo 3280

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Writing out a birthday card to a friend the other day, I shared a verse that I delight to share as we contemplate and enter-in to a "new" or another year-of-life: Jeremiah 29:11 . For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord , “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."   ~Jeremiah 29:11  I love to share this Biblical truth  with others that God has good   plans for us... plans to prosper  us ( and not to harm  us).  And this truth is good and true every day of every year of our lives (and not just on our birthday).   Yes, God has plans for us today, and they are to give us hope and a future.    But--we can't just close the birthday card (or the book of Jeremiah 29 ) and be  in God's prosper ous  plans  for us.  There has  to be some in between.  There must be a path between the promise and the actual , right?   But--how do we get the...
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